Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-19
THOSE LIBEL SUITS.
Copies OF several Interesting fo-
pers Relative Thereto.


Through the kindness of Messrs. Will
liams & Mckinley, attorneys for Colonel
H. II. Boyce in his libel suits brought
against the Times-Nirror Co., o repro.
sentative of the HERALD was yesterday
permitted to see copies of the papers
relating to the dismissal OF the suits,
the original of which are held by Messrs.
Houghton, Silent & Campbell, and will
be produced in Court on Saturday As
a basis for the dismissal the following
stipulation was drawn up and signed by
the attorneys for both parties;
1t is hereby stipulated and agreed by
and between the undersigned, that ii,
II. Boyce shall cause discontinuance OF
all suits pending and brought by him
against the Times Mirror Company, to
be signed by his attorneys. and
shall also cause and procure a
disconiinuance of the suit brought
| by him and others against
the said Company to be executed by the
| attorney for the plaintiffs therein and
deposited with Messrs. Houghton, Silent
Il Campbell, attorneys, together with
releases of all cases Of action by said
Boyce, and by the plaintiffs in said other
suits against said Times Mirror Co., or
its proprietors. said Houghton, Silent
K Campbell are to hold said discontin--
uances and releases and not to use them
until
lst. The editorial management OF
| he A,,oalno Uis,x.oa eLall h., r.l.a Il
by the retirement of the present mansg-
ing editor.
I'd. Until the sum of s. shall be
paid by said TIMES Mirror Co., in cash
and satisfactory note for g. more
given, payable in six months after date
To-, this being in satisfaction of the
Gladstone Tract Articles, and having no
reference to Col. Boyce, personally, in
satisfaction of all claims and demands.
Sd. Until an Article this day agreed
upon shall be published in the Los An
geles Times within - days from this
dete.
3th. Until the expiration OF said
- days all proceedings in eaid cases
shall be stayed.
In the event of the Times. Mirror
Company failing to comply with either
of the above conditions, said releases
and discontinuances shall be void aud
shall be cancelled. [Signedl
WILLIAMS Il MCKINLEY,
Attorneys for plaintiff In the above.
mentioned cases.
| HoUGHToN, SILENT 4 CAMPBELL,
Attorneys for defendants.
The article agreed upon aud published
in the asingle copy OF the Times was as
follows:
"With reference to the attacks upon
Col. Ii. II. Boyce heretofore made in the
editorial columns of this paper, the
lpresent management desires to say that
it knows of no evidence by which the
charges there made against him can be
sustained in any degree. On the con.
trary, it believes them to be entirely un.
founded, and in justice to him and for
the purpose of setting him right before
this community, it disavows them col.
lectively and specifically
When the copy of tue Times contain
ing the above was exhibited the follow.
ing release was signed:
f'know all men by these presents,
that l, II. II. Boyce, of the city OF Los
Angeles, in consequence of the desire
manifested on the part of the Messrs
mcfarland and Spalding, of the Times
Mirror Company, to do me full and com
plete justice for the attacks heretofor,
made upon me in the editorial colums O.
the Los Angeles Times. and in con
sidern tion of tho agreement con
taiued in certain stipulation
signed this day between the attor-
neys of the Times Mirror Co., and
Williams & Mckinley, being carried out
1 have hereby released and forever dis
charged, and by these presents do
hereby release and forever discharge the
Times.Mirror Co. aud its publishers and
proprietors, from any and all suits, ac'
tions, claims and demands which / now
have against them or either of them,
for or by reason of any and all article:
printed or published by them or either
of them. of, or concerning me, or any
business operations up to the present
date, it being understood that take nC
part of the money to be paid.
, (Signe1l. Ii. II. BoYCE.
: Dated this 18th day of May, A. D..
1887.
/, Witness. w. Fl. Seamans.